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Unhygienix is the village fishmonger , as was his father Unhealthix before him (as seen in Asterix and the Class Act ). His fish do not come from the sea near the village even though he has a fishing boat; instead they are transported all the way from Lutetia (and from Massilia in the German translations) as he believes they are of finer quality. He does not notice their smell, but most of the other villagers do and a lot of fights are caused by his stale fish, as when the blacksmith Fulliautomatix says: "Anyway, it [the fight] wouldn't have happened if they [the fish] were fresh!" and then Unhygenix slaps him with his fish. He regularly has fights about his fish with his friend Fulliautomatix , the village blacksmith, which often escalate to involve most of the village. Fulliautomatix says the fish are stale, Unhygienix throws a fish at him, he throws it back, it hits someone else, etc., and the whole village gets into a fight. This rivalry is a family tradition — the...

Panacea (Falbala) — A beautiful young lady who is the daughter of Soporifix . She went to school and now lives in Condatum . Obelix has a crush on her. First appears in Asterix the Legionary ; also " For Gaul Lang Syne ", Asterix and Obelix All at Sea — although this is only a brief appearance — Asterix and the Actress (although the majority of her appearances are that of an impersonator). She sends Obelix a letter and appears in Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book . Along with Tragicomix, she appears in the animated film Asterix Versus Caesar . The same couple appear on the live-action film Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar , played by Laetitia Casta and Hardy Krüger Jr. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asterix_characters#Gauls ------------------------------ Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix ( French : Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois  [asteʁiks lə ɡolwa] ; lit. "Asterix the  Gaul ") is a  bande dessinée  (French or Belgian French-language  comic...

Asterix ( French : Astérix) is a fictional character and the titular hero of the French comic book series Asterix . The series portrays him as a diminutive but fearless Gaulish warrior living in the time of Julius Caesar 's Gallic Wars . Asterix was created in 1959 by writer René Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo . Since then, thirty-five books in the series have been released, with Uderzo taking over writing duties after the death of Goscinny in 1977. Asterix has also appeared in several animated and live-action film adaptations of the series, and serves as the mascot of the amusement park Parc Astérix . Before that, he was also the mascot of the magazine Pilote . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix_(character) ------------------------------ Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix ( French : Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois  [asteʁiks lə ɡolwa] ; lit. "Asterix the  Gaul ") is a  bande dessinée  (French or Belgian French-language  comic ) series about  ...

Marcus Ubiquitus and Julius Monotonus , legionaries of the third cohort, are not the type to stand around twiddling their thumbs. On the contrary, they tackle problems head on, and this time they decide to search for two frightening Goths who are wandering with impunity around the Roman territory. But when it turns out that the two «barbarians» in question are none other than Asterix and Obelix, it is obvious that Monotonus and Ubiquitus have got the wrong end of the stick. And indeed, not content with giving them a deserved trouncing, Asterix and Obelix take possession of their uniforms to become Asterus and Obelus, so as to pass behind Roman lines unhindered. Worst of all, Ubiquitus and Monotonus are then captured by two other legionaries (who are convinced that they have captured the Goths) and are forced, wrists and ankles bound and wearing only their rather tasteless underpants, to prove to their superiors that barbarians they are not! Join in, they said. https://www.asterix.com/e...

Voluptuous Arteriosclerosus ------------------------------ Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix ( French : Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois  [asteʁiks lə ɡolwa] ; lit. "Asterix the  Gaul ") is a  bande dessinée  (French or Belgian French-language  comic ) series about  Gaulish   warriors , who have adventures and fight the  Roman Republic  during the era of  Julius Caesar . The series first appeared in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine  Pilote  on 29 October 1959. It was written by  René Goscinny  and illustrated by  Albert Uderzo  until Goscinny's death in 1977. Uderzo then took over the writing until 2009, when he sold the rights to publishing company  Hachette ; he died in 2020. In 2013, a new team consisting of  Jean-Yves Ferri  (script) and  Didier Conrad  (artwork) took over. As of 2019, 38 volumes have been released, with the most recent released in October 2019. https://en.wiki...

Getafix is the village druid . In appearance, he is tall with a long white beard , hooked nose, white robe, red cloak. He is usually seen in possession of a small golden sickle . While his age is never stated, in the story of Asterix's birth (in which all but the oldest villagers are seen as small children), he appears unchanged. In Asterix and the Big Fight , the druid Psychoanalytix (who appears quite old) refers to him as his elder and teacher. In Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book , as a gag, Getafix at 50 years older appears to be frail and old, while in the other books, he appeared healthy. Although known for his strength-enhancing magic potion, he has many other magical and medicinal potions at his disposal, including a potion to make hair grow quickly, a potion to counteract poison, one that neutralizes a drug that would kill in a matter of days, and a potion that restores a person to full health after injury (although this potion also causes the person who...

Chief Vitalstatistix is the chief of the Gaulish village. He is a middle-aged, bigbellied man with red hair, pigtails and a huge moustache . He is generally reasonable, well-informed, fearless, (comparatively) even-tempered and unambitious — the last much to the chagrin of his wife Impedimenta . His major failings are his love of good food and drink (it is unlikely to be a coincidence that his wife is the best cook in the village) — which has led to health problems — and his pride. As a Gaulish chief, he prefers to travel on a shield , carried by two shield bearers (they say pride comes before a fall... and he finds creative new ways to fall off the shield in almost every book). The names of the shield bearers are never mentioned. Vitalstatistix fought at the battle of Alesia where Caesar (almost) completed his conquest of Gaul, before becoming chief of the village. In Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield , it was revealed that the shield he is carried on originally belonged to t...